“Mr Bezos is also personally involved. His 2013 purchase of the Washington Post, gave him ‘a front-row seat beside some of the most wise and seasoned DC observers,’ says Juleanna Glover, a former Republican strategist and public relations adviser who does not work for him. ‘I don’t really think Bezos is playing the typical DC game . . . I don’t see him trying to spin up dirt on competitors via the usual nonsense. Seems to me like he’s growing his own presence in DC primarily because his businesses demand he be here,’ she adds.”